The Silent 423

423.Chapter 423

Seeing Dylan leave on his own. Sophie felt a wave of satisfaction surge through her.

She thought, 'Want to kick me out? In his dreams"

Now that she was here, she wouldn't leave empty handed.

Her eyes gleamed with sly determination.

But in the next moment, she masked it with a worried expression, playing the role

of a concerned sister to perfection. "Matthew, where's Dylan going? It's so dark outside. Shouldn't we call him back?" she asked, her voice dripping with

concern.

"No need." Matthew shook his head firmly, his tone laced with imitation. "Even now, Dylan's still defending Eliza. Her decision to become a nun had nothing to do with you, yet he has the nerve to blame you. Honestly, it was her own choice. If anyone's to blame, it's him.

"He scared her off with his temper. Who wouldn't want to run away after that?" Sophie silently agreed, her thoughts echoing his words.

She mused, 'Exactly. How could this be my fault?

blame was to be assigned, it should

& time

them, but if they were truly

at odds, how could they pin

do they have to

What if something happens to him?" she asked again, her

Matthew waved dismissively. "Alright, since Dylan's gone, I'll head outside for a bit. You can rest here in the house. If anything comes up,

warried act again. "Matthew, are you going out? But it's so cold outside. Won't you catch a cold if you rest out there? Why not

right for me to stay here with you. Besides, it's not completely barren outside. Earlier, I noticed Dylan had set up a small kitchen out there. I'll rest there for the night,

the trouble, Matthew," Sophie replied, her tone sweet. Matthew nodded, then turned

remembered something. He turned back and placed the cold, hard biscuit he was holding onto the

disdain, 'No way I'm eating that rock-hard thing. I'll just wait

Matthew walked

hut was left

half a second, her face twisted into an expression of pure

her plans, she wouldn't have stayed here

covering her nose with one hand as she began to scan the

at all, nor

being a man, had always been a refined

still preferred to keep his surroundings neat

after a day's work, he would take time to clean the hut he had built with his

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